we'll tell you why just ahead. >> kim: no satisfaction. the stones cancelling their concert tonight here in las vegas. what you need to do if you are holding a ticket. >> dana: 12 hours and counting. good morning on this wednesday october 19. that's where fight night will take place tonight in las vegas. >> kim: i have butterflies in my stomach. you can only imagine how they are feeling but everyone on edge the anticipation is great. we're the wagners kim and dana on an exciting morning for all of us. >> dana: hillary and donald dueling yesterday. we've got you covered this morning. jeff is going to get us caught up to date on travel times. kelly has the forecast.

eye view in sky 3. >> tom: let's start with an accident we've been covering for an hour or so. looks like it's getting near the clearing stages. you see where you lose a lane. this has been there for about an hour. don't expect to see traffic jammed this much this here we are with an early problem as we continue team traffic with jeff. >> jeff: because of that problem you are looking at 10 miles per hour on 15 southbound and that means slowing. 16 minute commute between the bowl and tropicana. let's get a check of the forecast with kelly. >> kelly: grab a light sweater and extra hold hair spray. breezy today.

our high today 81. pretty close to normal. winds 10-20 miles per hour. could see higher gusts. we're dog to talk more about in -- going to talk more about anytime 10 minutes. >> dana: let's take you to the scene where the third presidential debate will take place. kendall live at the thomas and mack center. are you seeing a lot of media out there early on this wednesday? >> it's still early. most of the happens to be local like myself. just a few hours away clinton and trump will be hitting the stage here and analyst are predicting this to be the most watched debate this year yet. another big topic of discussion happens to be the security around the area. large shipping containers

security is very tight. have you to get cleared and checked through. unfortunately you won't be able to just drive up and see the area. we have a behind the scenes look at what it takes to host the debate. unlv a very good place to hold this third and final debate. >> i would say there is no better place to put an event in las vegas. the time. we deal with the conventions we see on a weekly basis. >> about 1,000 tickets were given away. those are been set in place. if you haven't been invited, you won't be able to see it here but we've got you covered with that live here on news 3 and

tonight. >> dana: tom will give us a shot of the shipping containers surrounding the thomas and mack a little later. we're following the debate on social media gathering content. you can find it all by using the # lv debate and you can join the convsa you can find the latest on news3lv.com. >> kim: we're checking in with tracy potts in about a half hour from now. you can sympathize with some of these people. you buy a home on a golf course and spend a pretty penny and now

>> 20 years in some cases people have lived here in the queen's ridge area and paid for the view of a well maintained golf course lawn. all of that going away at the request of a developer who wants to replace it with a mix of more homes and local shops and restaurants. it was a planning commission last evening that drew a lot of people concerned about this request to rezone part of the building. the decision was made to rezone despite the fact the homeowner association says 80% of the people who live in this area are against rezoning. >> inappropriate and not compatible with the zoning. >> i think the present plan is the best alternative.

720 additional residences or units as they are called. this is fewer than what the developer originally wanted, originally requesting approval for 2600 units. there will be more construction and less golf course but neither side got what they wanted. >> dana: a man near nellis. the man was walking outside the crosswalk. the driver stayed at the scene and he was not impaired. >> kim: sorry to report this but pink slips for a lot of locals watching right now if you work for ufc. the organization sold recently and they are reorganizing that organization. this comes three months after the big sale for $4 billion.

will lose their jobs. they employ 400 people worldwide but 300 of them call las vegas home. they are locals. the new owners did not respond to requests for comment concerning this developing story. >> dana: stones fans will not get satisfaction tonight on the las vegas strip. supposed to play tonight but they have cancel it would show saying mick jagger is battlin if have you tickets, they are asking you to wait for the reschedule date before asking for a refund. there is a second show saturday. hopefully his voice recovers in time for that. >> kim: we're taking you inside the thomas and mack where hours from now donald trump will be on the left, hillary clinton will be on the right and millions of undecided voters are still in the middle as they watch this

more headed your way this morning. fire fighters in california are working to keep a fire from wiping out anymore homes. this is a popular community. some of you may have friends and family members living in this area. we'll take you to the scene. >> dana: a man gets a pne heart. what made the phone call so jim childs: one of the ways criminals avoid background checks is by going online and

millions of guns are sold through websites like this, most with no background checks, no questions asked. the law requires background checks in gun stores; why don't we require them online? a few clicks of the mouse, now a bad guy is armed - and potentially dangerous. and that's a threat to all of us.

joe heck's and donald trump's views on women are disturbing.

and they both outlaw abortion. "do you believe in punishment for abortion?" "the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment." while heck co-sponsored legislation to criminalize abortion, even in cases of rape. donald trump and joe heck are not for you. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. planned parenthood should absolutely y be defund. rump, hardy opposed legislation to ensure equal pay. and hardy fought to defund planned parenthood, just like trump. ruben kihuen respects women. kihuen fought for equal pay for equal work. and ruben kihuen will protect our right to make our own health decisions.

>> kim: maybe a war of words to night here in town at the thomas and mack but we're taking you to a war zone with these images. many of have you seen this live on the program as we are now taking to you iraq and the fire fight continues with the isis army. they are trying to slow down the iraqi troops advance on the city and doing so withsu an army officer are saying his troops are a half mile away from a key town. since tuesday militants have set off 12 car bombs which have caused a small number of casual tis. >> dana: winds giving firefighters trouble.

north ridge. they have about 100 firefighters on the scene. >> kim: a purple heart is finally going to his family. >> his uncle a world war ii veteran was killed in action and he said he didn't know about the purple heart, had no idea how it ended up at goodwill. the this at marshall university. that is where second lieutenant was commissioned. >> dana: traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> tom: we are above the center of political attention at the thomas and mack, home to the runnin rebels and home to the final presidential debate this evening. if you are driving down tropicana and want to peek

constructed over the past couple of days using shipping containers around the perimeter. a lot of people getting ready. it has a different look today. we have this one accident just before you get to

>> kelly: this is from the upper peninsula of michigan where they have gorgeous fall colors. the leaves changing colors. it is fall. the drone taking video of the waters flooding the banks. washing out roads and forcing the sow so people had to be rescued because of rising waters there. amazing footage from the drones. they are turning out to be useful especially when it comes to getting video. at home it was nothing but blue sky yesterday. temperatures close to normal.

little above normal. paradise 64. winds eldorado 12-mile per hour winds being reported. paradise eight. gusts up around 20-25 miles per hour. the winds stronger in the colorado river valley. all this area shaded pink not a good day for boating. winds gusting to 40. heightened fire danger because of that. boulder city will see some of those other than that pretty quiet. we're looking at sunny skies. no precipitation in the forecast not for today. mainly sunny skies. 81 our expected high. tonight the winds will start to diminish. 58 for our low temperature. our seven-day forecast we aring looing at warming temperatures as we head into the weekend. lots of sunshine. the next storm system rolls in

monday. let's head back up to tom for this week's video vault. >> tom: 46 years ago sonny listen was found dead in his las vegas home at around age 40. police called it an accidental heroin overdose while the coroner cited congestive heart failure. >> the weight of the evidence >> the murder of listen. >> frank in philadelphia who was a charter member of murder ink was sonny's mentor and got him some of his biggest fights. >> he pete floyd patterson in 1962 with a rematch in las vegas the following year.

intimidating. >> patterson is so scared that he packed a loser's suitcase. >> he was making friends. >> one of the most pivotal people in sonny's life was the famous casino executive ash. and ash befriended joe lewis was hi closest confident in las vegas. >> he spent evenings in the west side. >> kind of a shadow las vegas where african-americans were segregated away from the strip. this was element nows strip of nightclubs. >> then he lost the title to muhammad ali. the rematch included the phantom punch suggesting he took a dive for money. >> the f.b.i. and justice department found no creed ton those allegations.

>> he's working as enforcer for a criminal syndicate, moving drugs on his own and most tellingly he's under investigation by the predecessor to the drug enforcement administration. >> with many forces closing in on him, he died at home around christmas 1970 never taking the place in heavyweight greats. >> he was caught between joe and later muhammad ali. >> several people had the motivation and means to murder

>> tom: thank you for that. that's when the heavyweight division was fantastic. a look inside the thomas and mack hours away from the debate. we're taking a look back at some memorable moments from their first two debates. that's just ahead. >> kim: we take you back to last night at the white house where the obama's hosted what was she wearing?

it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable.

t i did the right thing when it really mattered. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >> chris: coming from the

elk door government has restricted internet access for discern discern ecuador might have been pressure bid u.s. after wikileaks pubbished emails from >> tom: right now we are looking at a good commute for the most part. >> kelly: it is 6:24. we are taking a live look outside to get things started. the sun doesn't come up until 6:52 but we've got pretty colors out there with that predawn glow. boulder city 63 right now. as we take a look at our day

wind will be our big story today. we'll talk more about that in 10 minutes. >> kim: those debates have offered a lot of moments and one of them had to do with ronald dump and the sniffles. >> dana: snl having fun. >> they took my microphone to kenya and >> somebody is sniffing here. she's been sniffing all night. >> dana: they will be very busy after tonight's debate writing for this weekend's snl. i can see it here on channel 3 after the news at 11:00. >> kim: speaking of the debate, live from the thomas and mack,

candidates will be up there. the president's half brother will be attending the debate as a guest of donald trump. he's a spore and the mother of a benghazi attack victim will be in attendance. still to come as we check in with tracy potts, who will be on hillary clip toes side. >> dana: this guy driving around and sees a snake. this d two billionaires, spending millions to buy a senate seat for joe heck. smearing catherine cortez masto with ads called "bogus," "highly misleading," and "false." as attorney general, it's cortez masto who held banks accountable and helped nevada homeowners. and governor sandoval praised cortez masto's dedication

catherine cortez masto has always stood up for us. i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. you've heard plenty about joe heck and the tax breaks he's i'm catvoted for. ez masto for oil companies and the millions the oil billionaire bad enough. but heck voted time and time again to limit nevada solar. risking jobs and higher rates. for nevada families, it's personal. catherine cortez masto will expand clean energy solar jobs. catherine cortez masto will fight for nevada families. edf action and lcv victory fund are responsible for the

thousands of nevadans go to work every day producing clean solar energy.

voting against nevada solar. and for billions in oil company tax breaks. while oil billionaires spend millions to elect heck. he's representing the interests of big oil. joe heck is not working for nevada, he's not working for our families, and he's not working for me. the sierra club and lcv victory fund are responsible for the content of this advertising. >> dana: today is the day. 11 and a half hours away from the third and final presidential debate here in las vegas. live team coverage from kendall and tracy potts ahead. >> kim: this is a local brawl

made. >> dana: how a mother managed to get her child back ahead. >> dana: it is wednesday. it is debate day. >> kim: a ton of free publicity for the unlv campus , the thomas and mack the center of the world as the third and final debate will be there. some 300 million americans give or take and about 90 million of las vegas playing prominent. we're the wagners coming to you live. >> dana: we got you covered with traffic and weather on the program. we're going to start with tom up in sky 3. >> tom: i have to point out even though hillary clinton and donald trump are far apart on the issues, they are not far apart on the tarmac. there is the trump plane and a

they are hanging together. they'll have to make room for each other when they fly out of town. it's just a mile away from the thomas and mack where the real activity is setting up. it will have traffic impacts including possible restrictions on the southbound i15 and 215 going into the airport connector. the mono rail will be running as scheduled if your goal is to go through the strip. let's continue team traffic with jeff. with a disabled vehicle. we have slowing on 15 southbound because of the accident on flamingo. it's improving. let's get a check of the forecast with kelly. >> kelly: not going to be the best hair day out there. breezy out there to get things started. by noon temperature wise 77.

close to normal. beautiful day otherwise but winds 10-20. stronger gusts. we'll talk more about it in 10 minutes. >> kim: he'll be on the left, she'll be on the right and millions of undecided voters are still in the middle. let's check in with kendall live from the thomas and mack. what an exciting day for all americans, especially las us locals feel here today in las vegas because we are hosting the third and final presidential debate. a look at the area around the thomas and mack, crews continuing to make their way into the area. dog candidates have touched down here in las vegas -- both candidates have touched down here in las vegas. analysts are predicting this to

putting u nlv in the national spotlight which they are hoping to increase enrollment numbers. security at the top of our minds. unlv usually isn't surrounded by shipment containers and barbed wire. we've been talking to the students and they are dealing clearances getting in and out. classes have been cancelled, some oh of the buildings shut down. it is an honor to host a debate. >> we're honored to be hosting the debate however it is more of a haasle with the security. i know it's that necessary but we wish there was some other way. when it comes to where i'm standing, i'm in front of the thomas and mack on the media

the entire country beginning to make their way into the area. the debate starts at 6:00 this evening local time. we'll get you all the live images on news 3 and news3lv.com. >> kim: we want to hear from you. right now is our storytellr the scene. if you # lv debate you can get in on the conversation. we're able to assemble it and share it on the program. we'll have full coverage of this debate and the rest of the campaign throughout election day. tonight make sure you have your tv set on channel 3 throughout the afternoon. debate coverage starts at 6:00 here on channel 3.

people involved in a violent brawl among high school students. they are looking for one more student. it happened a couple of weeks ago up in the northwest. a fight between students from centennial hills and arbor view after they'very football game. four people had to go to the hospital after this disturbing incident. investigators are not naming the people they have arrested because they are minors. >> kim: once again we take you center. there is the debate stage. we talked about the best of donald trump. right now we're going to share who clinton's guest will include and that will be mark cuban who happens to be a trump critic. something will happen tonight that has never happened in american history since we've been having these debates. the two families will not take center stage. they are not going to greet each

no handshake. still to come, there is video. a hitchhiker on a guy's hood. how did he handle it? we have it headed your way. >> dana: a protest turns violent with people being hit by a van. this had to do with the united

putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. and congressman hardy said he supported trump 100%. like trump, hardy opposed legislation to ensure equal pay.

ruben kihuen respects women. kihuen fought for equal pay for equal work. and ruben kihuen will protect our right to make our own health decisions.

>> kim: a driver in florida has an unwanted hitchhiker. driving home from work on sunday. the snake slithers out from six feet long. popping its head out from under the hood. he put this on facebook and said anyone want to climb this guy. diet it's the sequel to snake on a plane called snake on a hood. >> tom: there is a lot of

we'll see lots and lots of traffic. possible restrictions into the airport. plan ahead. >> kelly: it is a little breezy out there so be prepared for that. we're taking a live picture from the las vegas day school camera. the trees swaying. not nearly as bad as what we saw over the weekend. still in the valley we're the rest of the day temperatures will be warming up to the low 80's. temperatures close to normal. we'll talk more about the winds and where they will be the strongest in 10 minutes. >> dana: counting until tonight's debate. trump will be on the left, clinton on the right, probably the last time he'll be to the left of her on anything.

and coming back here for a and coming back here for a residency in las vegas. we're going to tell you residency in las vegas. robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and i've been a republican all my life. but i'm the father of three girls. i can't stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos...and i sure don't want my daughters hearing it. i want my girls to grow up proud and strong, in a nation where they're valued and respected. donald trump's america is not the country i

joe heck's and donald trump's views on women are disturbing. heck voted to defund planned parenthood 10 times. he was even willing to shut down the government over it. and they both outlaw abortion. "do you believe in punishment for abortion?" "the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment." while heck co-sponsored legislation to

you've heard plenty about joe heck and the tax breaks he's voted for. for oil companies and the millions the oil billionaire koch brothers have spent to elect him. heck voted time and time again to limit nevada solar. risking jobs and higher rates. for nevada families, it's personal. catherine cortez masto will expand clean energy solar jobs. catherine cortez masto will fight for nevada families. edf action and lcv victory fund are responsible for the

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a developer put in a request to rezone some of the golf course green to build restaurants and local businesses and shops. the planning commission said yes they can do that. the developer can build 720 new homes shops and restaurants in an area that is currently golf course green. that decision was a compromise because originally the developer wanted approval for more but the planning commission said yes to 720. people that live there do not like this. the homeowners association say 80% were against it as they paid dearly for the golf course view they currently enjoy. that will go away, some of it. >> kim: thank you for that. just ahead of the final debate tonight. president obama offering up some advice for donald trump.

whining and go try to make his case to get votes. >> kim: that was said just hours ago live from the rose garden at the white house. tracy potts has made her way to las vegas. i know you are waking up in vegas. we love having you in town. after the president said that what did donald trump do, he invited his half brother from kenya to be his guest at the thomas and mack. his brother is a donald t supporter. >> and he has said that he thinks that president obama has not done enough to help with issues in kenya with some of the issues that he and his foundation have worked on. like we saw in one of the last debates they are inviting guests that they think might rat it will other side. the other guest is patricia

benghazi. trump wanting to highlight clinton could have done more to prevent that attack. have you clinton with mark cuban coming back. he's never at a loss of words about what to say about trump. each of them trying to highlight the other side weaknesses with listening for is not who is in the audience but people want to hear more about issues. more issues, less personal attacks. it's not clear if that is going to happen in las vegas. didn't happen in st. louis and didn't happen in new york. >> kim: one thing i heard is

she has started to pull away from donald trump in the last week. it's pretty commanding here in town. >> we were at her headquarters yesterday talking to her volunteers about that. they've been working the phones. they've been trying to draw more support from people and their efforts may have worked. she's now bd error. she has started to pull ahead. donald trump is the underdog here in nevada going into this debate tonight. they won't be playing just to nevada and the 1400 people in the audience. they have to convince millions of people. this is expected to be a huge tv audience tonight. millions of people watching to night to try to see if these

there is still a significant number of undecided voters. >> kim: millions in the middle with him on the left and her on the right on the debate stage. thank you so much. >> dana: fun to have tracy in town. normally she's in washington. speaking of the election, nba hall of famer charles barkley does not like his choice this year. >> i think that he is been devicive. very devicive. i think he -- i live in arizona. i think the hispanic people are amazing. when people talk about illegal immigration it does them a disservice. i think they are amazing. that's my biggest problem is talking about building a wall. i think the hispanics are amazing people living in arizona they get a bad rap. i want to be inclusive.

and clearly i can't vote for the other guy. >> dana: seems like he's ecoing what we hear a lot on the street. he's saying he may stay home this year. >> kim: last night president obama hosted his final state dinner. seemed like the president was in a good mood >> welcome to the white house and welcome to the final state dinner of my presidency. in the words of a great italian mentioner it ain't over until it's over.

gorgeous gown on. she was wearing aver saith chipotle number. you are seeing some of the distinguished guest. gwen stefani the musical guest last night. look at michelle obama's gown. we'll have continued coverage all d >> dana: protestors hit by a van outside of the united states embassy. about 1,000 people calling themselves a newly formed alliance of national minorities protesting about the country's relationship with the philippines and the united states.

the area because protestors were trying to turn that van over. 21 protestors were arrested in the end. >> kim: a texas mom is hoping by sharing her story it will keep other kids safe. you'll see her in a grocery store this. mom claims her daughter was almost kidnapped because she doesn't know this guy. he picks up the daughter. he never said anything to her. looked like maybe he was saying something to the little one. she's going to be ok. they called police. he ended up getting away. she wants this to be a cautionary tale for all moms. >> dana: this next video is difficult to watch. surveillance video shot not far from mexico city where a federal

comes up behind him and shoots him once in the head that. federal judge identified. he died in route to the hospital. this is a judge whose court handled some cases related to drug cartels including el chapo. he remains in a prison in mexico but is expected to be extradited to the united states early next year. guzman's attorney denies any involvement. >> kim: buffer head out the door let's check in with tom by checking on the morning commute. >> tom: the commute is going to be affected by the big debate as the afternoon comes on. there will be restrictions between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the areas around the thomas and mack. we have a little daylight and that big wall of containers all the way around. watch for traffic restrictions

>> jeff: in addition to what tom just talked about with the thomas and mack and debate, we are looking at a clear commute on 215 as you are making your way eastbound and westbound there was a disabled vehicle and that's been cleared. a wreck at flamingo has been clear. a 20 minute commute through the bowl. 95 eastbound currently 7 minutes and you can add three minutes to that in an hour and a half. let's get a forecast and see what it's like outside. >> kelly: the sun coming up as we speak. beautiful start to the day. lots of blue sky out there. barely a cloud. there it is. gorgeous sight this morning. mountains edge at 59, downtown 62. winds breezy out there. eldorado 14 miles per hour.

gusts in the valley up to 20 miles per hour but gusts to 40 possible along the colorado river valley. because of that we have a fire warning through midnight. highs today are going to be close to normal. primm today '6". our seven-day forecast looking at temperatures rising as we head toward the weekend. 88 by saturday. chance for showers sunday night into monday. >> dana: time f wednesday morning. getting good on "the voice." the battle rounds, this is where two singers from the same team compete head to head.

limitless and this person aon the issues me. winner of the battle is brent. >> congratulations. >> nice. so blake came to the rescue. the knock you'll rounds begin next week. speaking of coming back to las vegas. she's going to have a residency at the monte carlo. they are going to call the show classic cher kicking off in february with tickets going on sale october 23rd. >> kim: she'll pack the house. coming up next on "the today

and dana wagner say goodbye. we encourage to you say hello to the cw. >> krystal: thank you guys. we are joust hours away from the third and final showdown between clinton and donald trump at unlv. we continue live coverage from the debate hall. >> dana: a teenager is heart broken when her dad can't come to the gam who that was coming up. >> krystal: they are known for burgers and shakes. we have them getting in halloween mode. we'll tell you who this restaurant is and about a new menu item.

putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. and congressman hardy said he supported trump 100%. like trump, hardy opposed legislation to ensure equal pay. and hardy fought to defund planned parenthood, just like trump. ruben kihuen respects women. kihuen fought for equal pay for equal work. and ruben kihuen will protect our right to make our own health decisions.

good morning. fight night in vegas. donald trump and hillary clinton set to duke it out one last time in a debate. their planes crossing paths at the airport. polls showing hillary clinton with a comfortable lead and less than baking overnight, chaos outside the u.s. embassy in the philippines. a policeman reportedly rams a group of demonstrators protesting the u.s. presence there. one person beneath the tire before getting up. this morning, why it's said he